T̴H͠E̶̡̢ ̴F̶̴Í̸RŞ̴͠T̵͞ ͟I̵N͟͡͝V̕͠ES̶͝T̸IG҉͝A̡͠T̡IO҉̶͢N͏

[strangerpeople]

T̷́H̸̀͢E ̵̛F҉ÌRS̷̢̧T̸͜ ͘͜I͠N͞V́E҉S̀͜T͜I͡G̸̶A͏҉T͠I̢̛Ǫ̵N͏͝

[Good morning, Strangers.

How do you all feel today? Sad? Confused? Worried? Well, that's not the Hosts' problem. You guys are the ones being stubborn and obstinate, after all. In any case, it's time for all of you to get up and start moving.

It's Friday. Maybe you'll luck out and everyone's alive. But there's only one way to find out.]

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[incendiarize]

[When Arthur shows up, he's with Caleb. Already distressed, already he knows. Seeing a gathering of people only confirms it to him.

His breathing is unsteady before he's even running, he knows he knows he knows he's about to die again, it's all happening all over again--

Akira. It's Akira.

He processes that halfway from Caleb's side to the body's.]

No, no no no no... You were supposed to make it to nineteen, you idiot--